# Healthcare and EV Startups Put Africa on Track for Record Funding Year

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- Bloomberg News, 2026-08-11 20:00 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-11/healthcare-ev-startups-steer-africa-toward-record-funding-year?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a7b7f58325a7500012a7f58

> African-focused startups are on course for their strongest fundraising year on record. A new report says investment jumped sharply during the first six months of the year. Healthcare and electric-vehicle companies are helping drive the increase. The surge points to renewed investor appetite for technology businesses across the continent.